Friday, June 17, 2016

B. Lloyds Cox

Lloyd
Cox. This was taken at a GOBAG meeting
on the day before his 90th birthday. I
watched Lloyd, or B.Lloyds, as we sometimes called him, limb the Marietta Educational
Administrative ladder, using me for rungs.

I first knew
him as my Civics Teacher. One time he
asked me if I smoked. I said I did. He looked around to make sure it was a
private conversation, leaned down closer to my face and say "Aren't you
afraid you will burn your fingers?"
I cracked up laughing. He looked
taken back.

A year or
two later he was Assistant Principal. Larry
Bradford, somebody I don't remember who, and I were called to is office. We knew why.
We were playing with a Whoopie Cushion, aka Poo-Poo Cushion in phys Ed
and Coach Lundy taken it from us. We
walked into his office, he stood up and stood in front of us studying us. Then suddenly he jerked the inflated cushion
out from behind his back and suddenly squeezed it, letting out a huge flatulence
sound. All three of us boys cracked up
laughing. He said, "Why is that so
funny?" He demanded. We couldn't
tell him why but it was. He told us to
stay in his outer office until the end of day.
I suppose that was an "in school susension." then he left to
do whatever assistant principals do - kind of like am adult hall monitor.

When the
final go-home bell rang, I think it was Larry who suddenly had an inspiration. We looked all over his office for the cushion
and finally found in his desk drawer. We
blew it up and put it in his chair.

We never
heard another word about it.

Lloyd next
step up was Principal and after the head of Marietta Board of Education. I am proud I was able to help.